Battery connection.



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APPLICATION IILBD OUT. 14, I908.

Patented June 15, 1909.

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OLIVER E. PE'ITEE, OF ROOKLAND, MAINE.

BATTERY CGNNEGTION.

T 0 all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, OLIVER E. PETTEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockland, in the county of Knox, State of Maine, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Battery Connections; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart j to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to battery connections, and has for its object toprovide a device of this kind which may be applied to different forms ofterminals, and which, when applied, will maintain a perfect contact.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of theinvention. Fig. 2 is an elevation, and, Fig. 3 is an end view, showingthe application thereof. Fig. 4 is a i, plan view of the connectionapplied to a different form of terminal. Fig. 5 is a view of a modifiedform of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the invention comprises aflexible conductor 5 which carries at each end a connecting device 6consisting of a pin and a clamp, either of which parts may be used forattaching the conductor to the terminals of the batteries.

The connecting device comprises a strip of 3 thin resilient sheet metalwhich is looped or bent to form two opposite branches which are broughttogether and connected at one end, said ends being reduced in width toform a pin. In the form of the device shown in Figs. 1. to 4 this pin isformed by one of the ends being reduced on each side from the 1 body ofthe strip while the other end is reduced on one side only, the partiallyreduced portion 7 being folded over the reduced portion 7 of the otherend. In the form shown in Fig. 5 each portion is reduced in the mannerindicated at 7 and the two soldered to gether.

Adjacent to the opposite or looped end of the strip, the two branchesare bent toward each other as indicated at 8, and in the pocket thusformed between said looped end and the bent-in portion 8, solder 9 isflowed to secure the wires of which the conductor 5 is formed, saidwires being passed through an opening in the looped end of the strip,and secured by the solder. Between the bent-in portions 8 of the strip,and the pin portion 7,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 14, 1908.

the two branches are bowed outwardly to Patented June 15, 1909.

Serial No. 457,708.

form a pair of opposite spring clamping jaws 10.

In use, if the battery elements to be connected are provided with screwterminals 11 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the jaws 10 are slipped over thesame and are securely held thereon by reason of their resiliency,without the use of a binding nut, and as the screw is engaged by thejaws on opposite sides a good contact is assured.

In Fig. 4 the connector is shown applied to the terminal clips 1.2 shownand described in Reissue Patent No. 12,642, of J. Schade, Jr., and usedon what are known as the Fahnestock batteries. When used in connectionwith this form of clip, the pins 7 are inserted into the books 13thereof. If it is desired to connect a Fahnestock battery with a batteryhaving a screw terminal, one of the devices 6 will be applied to thehook of the Schade clip, and the other device 6 to the screw terminal ofthe other battery.

What is claimed is:

1. A battery connector, comprising a member including a pin, a pocket,and a pair of clamping jaws.

2. A battery connector comprising a member including a pin and a pocket,and a pair of clamping jaws located therebetween.

3. A battery connector comprising a doubled strip of metal formed with apin, a

pocket and a pair of clamping aws.

4. A battery connector comprising a doubled strip of spring metal havingits ends 1 connected and reduced to form a pin, the

two branches of the strip being bent to form a pocket and a pair ofclamping jaws.

5. A battery connector comprising a metal strip bent to form a pair ofopposite branches, said strip having one end thereof reduced, and theother end folded over the first end to provide a pin.

6. A battery connector comprising a metal strip doubled upon itself toprovide a pocket, one end. of said strip being reduced, and the otherend folded over the first end to provide a pin.

7. A battery connector comprising a metal strip folded upon itself andhaving one end thereof reduced, and the other end folded over the firstend to provide a pin, the folded portions of said strip being oppositelybowed to provide clamping jaws.

8. A battery connector comprising a metal strip having its ends broughttogether, one of said ends being reduced and the other end positivelyengaged with the first end to pro- In testimony whereof, I afiix mysignature, vide a pin. 1 in presence of'two witnesses;

9. A attery connector com risin a meta strg) having its ends brought tgeth r, one of OLIVER PETTEE' 5 sai ends being reduced and the other endof Witnesses:

said strip having a portion thereof engaged E. S. BIRD, with the firstend to provide a pin. .HENRY G. WALL.

